Welcome to 4th Grade Curriculum Night!

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Welcome to 4th GradeCurriculum Night!

• Thank you for coming! If you feel you need to
  discuss your individual childs progress, please
  sign up for a conference on the homeroom
  teachers sign up sheet provided. Tonight, we
  will give you a general overview of what to
  expect in 4th grade.

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Meet the 4th Grade Teachers

• Mrs. Fulton
• Mrs. Maready
• Mrs. McGee
• Mrs. Lloyd
• Mr. Lowrey

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4th Grade Schedule

• 820 830 Homeroom Unpack and prepare
  for the day
• 830 915 Specials
• 915 1040 Reading Block Social Studies
• 1040 1210 Math Block
• 1215 1255 Lunch
• 1255 125 Recess
• 125 210 Writing
• 210 245 Science

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Fourth Grade Expectations

• Be Prepared
• Be Respectful
• Be Responsible
• Be Willing
• Be Pleasant

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Panther Points

• Green X-missing an assignment
• Red X-behavior issue documented in the notes
  section
• Black X-not prepared for all classes
• Blue X-bathroom break outside of our scheduled
  times
• 2 points lostsilent lunch/walk laps
• 3 points lostparent contact
• 4 points lostoffice referral
• Critical choices are sent directly to the
  office-i.e. stealing, fighting, extreme
  disrespect, etc.

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Grading Sedge Garden will now use a
computerized grade book for report cards and
progress reports. Students and parents will see
the numerical number grade for each subject.

• Grading Scale Range
• A 93-100
• B 85 92
• C 77 84
• D 70 - 76
• F 60 - 69

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Homework

• Usually assigned Monday Thursday
• Reading, spelling, and math
• Practice math facts nightly
• Purpose of homework is to extend the learning
  experience
• Parents should initial students planner and
  panther points each day

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Grade 4

• Reading/Language Arts
• Build Vocabulary
• Text Features
• Independent Reading Book Reviews
• Improve Comprehension Skills
• Learn to Compare and Contrast Genres
• Understand Elements of Fiction and Nonfiction
• Implied Meaning

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Reading/Language Arts

• Summarizing
• Evaluating Information
• Examine Book Characters
• Fact and Opinion
• Conduct Research
• Share Literature
• Spelling

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Grade 4
(Continued)

• Mathematics
• Number and Operations
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Data Analysis and Probability
• Algebra

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Grade 4
(Continued)

• Writing
• Parts of Speech
• Punctuation
• Narrative and Expository Writing
• Parts of a Letter
• Editing/Revising
• Transitional Words/Phrases

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Grade 4
(Continued)

• Social Studies
• 5 Themes of North Carolina Geography
• Role of Ethnic Groups in NC Development
• History of Colonization of NC
• NC Government
• Impact of Various Cultural Groups on NC
• NC Economy
• NC Technology

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North Carolina Standard Course of Study Grade 4
(Continued)

• Science
• Animal Behavior and Adaptations
• Rocks and Minerals
• Magnetism and Electricity
• Nutrition

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End of Quarter Testing

• Used to review the skills taught each quarter
• Used for assessment purposes only not part of
  their report card grade
• Same format as End of Grade Testing to help
  prepare students
• Math and Reading are the subjects tested

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End of Grade Testing

• Based on Standard Course of Study
• One day testing in Reading
• Two days testing in Math (one day is calculator
  active and one is calculator inactive)
• Multiple Choice Questions to assess the
  achievement of North Carolina students

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Field Trips(with tentative dates)

• 1st Quarter Zoo
• October 6th
• 2nd Quarter TBD
• 3rd Quarter Catawba Science Center comes to SGES
  for squid science-
• March 1 or 2
• 4th Quarter Old Salem-
• April 12 or 13

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Volunteer Information

• If you want to volunteer, you will need to be
  approved as at least a Level 1 volunteer.
• Please pick up a Volunteer handout that outlines
  the requirements for volunteers and how to get to
  the website to obtain approval.

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Tuesday Packets

• Important information will go home with your
  child every Tuesday
• Papers on the left need to be reviewed and
  returned to school
• Papers on the right are for your information and
  you may keep these at home
• Prompt return of the packets and information
  required is appreciated ?

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Website Information

• TO ACCESS WEBSITES
• GO TO THE FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS WEBSITE
• www.wsfcs.k12.nc.us
• ON THE MENU AT THE TOP LEFT, SELECT SCHOOLS.
• SCROLL DOWN AND SELECT SEDGE GARDEN.
• ON THE FACULTY/STAFF TAB, FIND YOUR TEACHERS
  NAME

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Website Information (Continued)

• Websites will contain the following
• Classroom Information and Events
• Teacher Contact Information
• Class Schedule
• Helpful Links

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Parent-Teacher Partnership

• Teacher-----Student-----Parent
• Your childs education is a partnership!
• Together, we can work together to help
• your children achieve their full potential!

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• Thank you for coming, and we are looking forward
  to a great year!